Emily Dickinson

You See I Cannot See Your Lifetime

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You See I Cannot See Your Lifetime - meaning Summary

Perception and Distant Grief

The poem explores the speaker’ook’onfronting distance from a loved one and the limits of knowing another’ook’xperience. The speaker admits they must guess how the other suffers and recognizes guessing causes pain. Images of dimmed sight, veiled faces, and timid strength convey isolation and unfulfilled empathy. The tone is anxious and resigned, emphasizing mortality, emotional separation, and the inner ache of wanting to comprehend someone’lse’ut failing to do so.

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You see I cannot see your lifetime I must guess How many times it ache for me today Confess How many times for my far sake The brave eyes film But I guess guessing hurts Mine got so dim! Too vague the face My own so patient covers Too far the strength My timidness enfolds Haunting the Heart Like her translated faces Teasing the want It only can suffice!

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